Spraying device.



B. W. GAUBB. SPRAYING DEVICE. APPLIGATIONFILD JULY 3, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHTU-LITHO.. WASHINGmN. D. C.

- UNITED srATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

' ERNEST W. GAUBE, 0E CLEVELAND, oI-iio.y

SPRAYING DEVICE.

p Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedoet. 2o, 1914.

Application filed July 3, 1913. Serial No. 777,178. v

plained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying thatprinciple, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention has general reference, to a spraying device and isassociated more particularly with a construction of the character statedadapted for the distintegration of rather viscid fluids.

yThe objects of the invention are: First, to provide a` device whichwhile sufhciently small for pocket transportation will never. thelessVprove efficient. 1 Second, the accomplishment of a movable relationshipbetween two parts whereby a closure is affected. Third, an arrangementsuch that the whole is more compact when closed, to permit of its beingaccommodated in a receptacle having the minimum dimensions. Fourth, theprovision of a device of coinparative lsimplicity and hence economicallyfeasible of manufacture. y y

The inventive conception is embodied in means which vare hereinafterexplained and.

variously combined in the claims, while the annexed drawing andparticular description thereof, together set forth in detail one certainmeans constituting my invention, the disclosed means however, being butone of various mechanical forms in which the principle of my inventionmay be applied.

Figure'I is a vertical section of a spraying device embodying myinvention, one part being indicated bydotted lines in an alteredposition to lit the box also shown. Fig. II is a section on line II IIof Fig. I looking downwardly as suggested by the arrows. Fig. III is asection on line III III of Fig. I looking upwardly. v

A container A which is usually though not necessarily glass is seen inthev drawing;

This is intended to contain the medicinal substance which it is desiredto have diffused by my inventive device.- This container isscrew-threaded at a around its upper opening.

`I provide a tubular cap member B fashioned with complementary interiorvscrew- W. GAUBE, a,

threads b through the yagency of which it may' be firmly seatedupon orremoved from the container. This cap member B is moreover fashioned withfive openings each intersecting its upper surface, four also its undersurface, while'a fifth extends obliquely therethrough to emerge at oneside.` The largest of thesefive openings, I have designated as b2 andthis is in fact a `central opening. Another opening b3 extending di-yrectly through the top of the cap is disposed somewhat to one side asclearly seen in Figs. II and III. This opening has only its lower halfvscrew-threadedr for the selected purpose to be presently described. Twoother openings each designated as b5 likewise extend through thecap-member B and are situated `on opposite'sides respectively ofthe'openings b? and b3. The fifth o pening6 is .smaller and rather moreprecisely and oblique ductintersecting or communicating with theupperportion of the opening b3 slightly below the upper surface oflthecap as clearly seen in Fig. I. 'Continuing downwardly and laterallythis ducty '1s enlarged where it emerges yat the side andb this enlargedportion is screw-threaded at 7. l

projection c2 of such length that it may' project' through the openingb2 a suiicient distance beyond the under side of the cap B.

The cap opening b2 and the projection o2 v should presenta close pivotalfit relative to,

be rotated upon the cap B. A spring washer 'c3 surrounds the lowerextremity of the projection c2-and is held in yielding contact with theunder surface of the cap B through the medium of a bent pin 04 extendiing through a suitabley opening in the lower endL of the-projection. Inthis manner the movable connection between the hollow member C and cap Bmay be held in any predetermined position of rest. Thek hol-y low memberC is provided above and on o-ne side with an opening 05 communicatingwith the interior thereof. The opposite side of the member C yis formedas an upwardly inclinedspout @Shaving an opening c". '.It isr thisconstruction thatv constitutes the noz- A hollow` member C having alower poreach other in' order that the member C can zle proper. Thelower portion c is provided on that side of its `center which isdirectly underneath the opening c5 or on that side which is opposite tothat from which the spout c projects, with a blunted crescent-shapedopening es. This opening is clearly represented in Fig. II, and itssizeV open below depends to within a short dis-4 tance of the bottom ofthe bottle A. Its upper extremity is tapered at e2 as clearly seen inFig. I, while the end surface is preferably flush with the under surfaceof the portion c. vIt is this tapered surface therefore that isinterposed across the upper opening or outlet of the duct b5.

A knob F has a small screw-threaded portion f engaging with thescrew-threads o7. This knob is provided with a central duct f2toregister with the lower end of the duct be as is well shown in Fig. I.One end of a hose f3 is secured to the knob F and suspended from theopposite end of the former is, a bulb f4 adapted to force a blast of airup through the duct bs.

As is illustrated in Fig. I an inclosing box Gr is of such size that itwill wholly inclose my spraying deviceonly when-the nozzle proper C hasbeen rotated so as to be disposed over the knob F. I have purposelycontrived the disposition of the openings in both the cap B and thehollow member C in a manner such that those leading through the ,cap Bto the supply of fluid are closed and the device as a whole thereforeprevented from leaking when it is not desired to use it. In ordertherefore to pack the device in the box G one is manifestly compelled torotate the spout c into its closed portion.

The operation of my spraying device is as follows it being presumed thatthe nozzle proper c has been disposed in substantially the same verticalplane as the knob F. In this position the extensive opening 08 isdisposed nearest that side of the cap member B which is opposite to theside having the opening b3 and the two openings b5. Consequently whilein such position the surface c overlies and hence closes all three ofthese openings and necessarily the discharge end of the duct be as well.It is furthermore obvious that in order to project a blast through theduct be and Vthereafter through thespout GG, it is required to rstrotate the hollow member C through an angle of approximately 180 degreesor` until the opening 0S uncovers or registers both with the opening b3and at least one of the openings b5. 'Ihe ropening c5 is provided tosupply additional venting in case this should become necessary. Asshould now be apparent any sudden compression of the bulb-ft-serves toexpel a blast of air through the duct o against the tapered surfaceofthe siphon tube E. A suflicient vacuum is thereby established in thislatter to draw the iuid up into the tapered portion thereof. Such fluidis then disintegrated in the usual manner into small partioles anddisseminated so that the same may be emitted from the spout in the formof a linefspray. 4 Y

My construction requires a comparatively small bulb for the successfuldistribution of the rather oily medicinal fluid which it may be` desiredto have injected into the throat or nostrils for treatment say, of hayfever. The tapered formation imparted to the upper extremity of thesiphon tube E is responsible for the measure of increased elficiencyinasmuch as it tends to more effectually disrupt the cohesiveness ofiuids having the properties stated. Y

The substantial alinement of the upper discharge end of the blast duct bwith the spout c6 when the latter is in yits open position, alsocontributes toward the attainment of a more thorough. disintegration byoccasioning a direct route of blast travel into which the taperedportion projects.

My invention being thus described with suiicient thoroughness, what Idesire to secure by Letters Patent and therefore claim specifically, is:

y l. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combinationv of a member having an opening, ahollow member extending therethrough and having its one eXtremity flushwith one side of said first mentioned member, said hollow member beingfurthermore pro-vided adjacent such extremity with a surface slopingaway from said first mentioned member, a blast duct having a dischargeopening opposed to said surface, and a nozzle movably attached againstsaid side and having a duct adapted to communicate with said hollowmember, such communication being closed by the movement of said nozzle.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a member formed with siphon andblast ducts converging to a common outlet, and a nozzle mov- 'ablycarried by said member and having a` duct in communication with saidfirst mentioned ducts, the relative movement of said member and nozzlebeing adapted to close such communication.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying nozzle of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a siphon tube having its outletend tapered and a blast izo duct having an outlet intersecting thesurface of said tapered portion, said blast duct being inclined relativeto the inclinatio-n of said tapered portion, and means for successivelyclosing said outlets.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a sprayingnozzle of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a container, a cap thereforprovided with an opening, a siphon tube projecting through said opening,said tube being tapered at its upper end, said cap itself formed with aduct intersecting said cap opening, a nozzle movably secured to saidcap, said nozzle having an outlet in communication with said cap openingand means carried by said nozzle and adapted to close said cap opening.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying nozzle of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a cap having an opening, a ductextending obliquely through said cap andvintersecting said opening, anozzle movable relatively to said cap and provided with an openingadapted to register with said cap opening and means for simultaneouslyclosing said openings.

6; As a new article of manufacture, a spraying nozzle of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a cap formed with a pair ofducts converging upwardly to a common outlet, a nozzle rotatablymountedupon said cap and itself provided with a pair of openings adaptedto register with said outlet, the arrangement being such that saidoutlet may be closed by the relative movement of said cap and nozzle.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a member formed with a pair ofducts converging to a common outlet, means for creating a blast in onesuch duct, and a member movably carried by said first mentioned memberand provided with a duct in a direct line of communication with saidblast duct, the relative movement of said members being adapted to closesaid ducts.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a cap formed with a pair ofopenings, a siphon tube eX- tending through one of said openings andflush with one side of said cap, said cap furthermore fashioned with aduct converg- .ing toward said tube opening, and a nozzle having aplurality of openings and rotatable upon said cap, one of said nozzleopenings being adapted to simultaneously register with said capopenings.

9. As a new article of manufacture, `a spraying device of the characterdescribedy comprising the combination of a cap having an opening, saidcap also formed with a blast duct extending obliquely toward andintersecting said opening, and a member carried by said cap and movablerelatively thereto, said member having a nozzle opening in communicationwith said first opening, such communication adapted to be controlled bysaid relative movement.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination with a member formed with Siphonand blast ducts converging to a common outlet, said blast ducts having'alateral receiving opening, blast creating means operatively connectedwith said opening, a member rotatably carried by said first mentionedmember and having a laterally projecting nozzle adapted to communicatewith said ducts, the arrangement being such that said nozzle may beclosed by its rotation into the plane of said opening, for the usefulpurpose specified.

l1. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a siphon duct, a member providedwith a blast duct, the openings of said ducts being angularly opposed,and a nozzle rotatably carried by said member and projecting laterallybeyond the same, said nozzle adapted to communicate with said ductopenings, the arrangement being such that said communication may beclosed by the rotation of said nozzle.

12. As a new article of manufacture, a spraying device of the characterdescribed comprising the combination of a member provided with a Siphonand a blast duct converging toward a common outlet, blast creating meansconnectedwith said blast duct and disposed laterally of said member, anda nozzle rotatably mounted upon said member and communicating with saidcommonA outlet, said nozzle projecting laterally beyond the oppositeside of said member, the rotation of said nozzle being adapted to closecommunication therethrough.

Signed by me, this 30thy day of June, `1913.

ERNEST W. GAUBE.

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